First Principles

• Be honest and accurate.
• Be as specific and detailed as possible.
• Take good notes.
• Take this seriously.

• Part 1: Read and Assess Groupmates' Portfolios
• Part 2: Share and Discuss Your Assessment

This is only as useful as you make it.

Part 1 - Assessing

Note: Part 1 is done individually, without discussion. We will discuss our assessments in Part 2.

With a groupmate's Portfolio:

• Write the writer's name on top of your Rubric.
• Read through the Portfolio.
• Fill out the Rubric:
  • Answer "Yes" or "No" to the overall question.
  • Check off the skills you see demonstrated in this Portfolio.
  • For each answer, explain your reasoning in the "Comment" box. Use specific examples form the paper.

Part 2 - Discussing

For each Portfolio in turn:

• For each Outcome on the Rubric, compare answers between assessors.
• Discuss the reasons you said yes or no, including specific examples.
• The writer may ask questions and take notes, but not explain or justify. (Either explain in your Reflective Essay, or make things clearer in your Portfolio.)